jargavan

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ارغوان (ergavan), from Classical Persian ارغوان (arġawān, “purple; Judas tree”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argawannu, “red purple”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jaɾɡaˈvan/

Noun

jargavan f (plural jargavanë, definite jargavani, definite plural jargavanët)

  1. lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017), “jargavan”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 669
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